Kukla's Korner Hockey

Ten games into Brendan Shanahan’s return from the concussion that sidelined him for 31 days, the Rangers’ winger isn’t yet the same player he was before violently colliding with the Flyers’ Mike Knuble on Feb. 17. He’s not first on the puck as often. He doesn’t have the ability to shift into overdrive. He’s reading and reacting more than initiating.